California's 4th State Assembly district explained

District:4
Chamber:Assembly
Population:474,729 [1]
Percent White:48.8
Percent Latino:33.6
Percent Black:2.0
Percent Asian:8.9
Percent Native American:0.8
Percent Pacific Islander:0.3
Percent Other Race:0.6
Percent Remainder Of Multiracial:5.0
Democratic:46.61
Republican:23.86
Npp:24.07

California's 4th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry of Winters.

District profile

The district encompasses much of the southern and western Sacramento Valley and Wine Country. The Coast Ranges run down the western half of the district.

Colusa County100%

Lake County100%

Napa County100%

Sonoma County6.20%

Yolo County100%

Election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults[2]
2021Recallalign="right" No 65.1 – 34.9%
2020PresidentBiden 66.3 – 31.2%
2018GovernorNewsom 63.9 – 36.1%
SenatorFeinstein 51.5 – 48.5%
2016PresidentClinton 62.8 – 29.8%
SenatorHarris 67.2 – 32.8%
2014GovernorBrown 66.4 – 33.6%
2012PresidentObama 63.2 – 33.9%
SenatorFeinstein 65.7 – 34.3%

List of assembly members

Due to redistricting, the 4th district has been moved around different parts of the state. The current iteration resulted from the 2011 redistricting by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Assembly membersPartyYears servedCounties representedNotes
John YuleRepublicanJanuary 5, 1885 - January 3, 1887
Thaddeus Wilton Huff ShanahanDemocraticJanuary 3, 1887 - January 2, 1893
William P. MathewsJanuary 2, 1893 - January 7, 1895Tehama, Trinity
Daniel Garrard ReidJanuary 7, 1895 - January 4, 1897
Frank HoughtonJanuary 4, 1897 - January 2, 1899
W. H. La BareRepublicanJanuary 2, 1899 - January 5, 1901
H. S. GansJanuary 5, 1901 - January 5, 1903
George Adolf GrotefendDemocraticJanuary 5, 1903 - January 2, 1905Lassen, Modoc, Shasta
J. H. CreightonRepublicanJanuary 2, 1905 - January 7, 1907
Nathan A. CornishJanuary 7, 1907 - January 4, 1909
Arthur M. DeanJanuary 4, 1909 - January 2, 1911
James Halar TibbitsJanuary 2, 1911 - January 6, 1913
Albert Franklin ShartelJanuary 6, 1913 - January 8, 1917Plumas, Lassen, Modoc, Sierra
Arthur Joseph MathewsJanuary 8, 1917 - January 3, 1921
Franklin J. PowersJanuary 3, 1921 - January 8, 1923
Arthur Joseph MathewsJanuary 8, 1923 - January 5, 1925
N. V. WempleJanuary 5, 1925 - January 7, 1929
Forrest R. YoungDemocraticJanuary 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Edwin Albert McDanielJanuary 5, 1931 - January 2, 1933Colusa, Glenn, Tehama
John Evangelist FrazierRepublicanJanuary 2, 1933 - January 4, 1937Butte Sutter, Yuba County, California
Seth MillingtonDemocraticJanuary 4, 1937 - January 4, 1943
Albert M. KingJanuary 4, 1943 - January 6, 1947
Bert Willits LoomisRepublicanJanuary 6, 1947 - January 3, 1949
Arthur William Coats Jr.DemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 - January 5, 1953
Don HobbieRepublicanJanuary 5, 1953 – September 20, 1955Died in office from a heart attack.[3]
Harold Thomas SedgwickOctober 17, 1955 – January 7, 1963He was sworn in after the death of his predecessor after winning the special election.[4]
Harold E. BoothDemocraticJanuary 7, 1963 - January 4, 1965Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Glenn, Yolo
Ray E. JohnsonRepublicanJanuary 4, 1965 – November 30, 1974
Butte, Colusa, Sutter, Glenn, Lake, Yolo
Edwin L. Z'bergDemocraticDecember 2, 1974 – August 26, 1975Sacramento, Solano, YoloDied in office at his apartment from a heart attack.[5]
Vic FazioDecember 10, 1975 – November 30, 1978He was sworn in after the death of his predecessor, after winning the special election.[6]
Thomas M. HanniganDecember 4, 1978 – November 30, 1992Solano, Yolo
David KnowlesRepublicanDecember 7, 1992 – November 30, 1996Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Placer
Rico OllerDecember 2, 1996 – November 30, 2000
Tim LeslieDecember 4, 2000 – November 30, 2006
Alpine, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento
Ted GainesDecember 4, 2006 – January 6, 2011Resigned after winning the Senate special election in the 1st district and eventually succeeded by his wife.
Beth GainesMay 12, 2011 – November 30, 2012Won the 2011 special election in her husband's district.
Mariko YamadaDemocraticDecember 3, 2012 – November 30, 2014Colusa, Lake, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo
Bill DoddDecember 1, 2014 – November 30, 2016
Cecilia Aguiar-CurryDecember 5, 2016 – December 4 2022
December 5, 2022 – presentColusa, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo

Election results (1992–present)

1992

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Bureau Tables.
  2. Web site: 2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result. CNalysis. June 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Senator, Assemblyman Die Of Heart Attacks. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. Web site: Harold Thomas Sedgwick Sworn in. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.
  5. Web site: Z'berg Dies. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  6. Web site: Vic Fazio takes Oath of office. clerk.assembly.ca.gov.